Mark R

Tavares 1:31:30 on the first Mixcloud file I posted at the start of the thread! Cheers, Mark R

Was going to say The Steering Wheel became the Valley Lodge, but someone beat me to it! Didn't know that was the regular pre-niter haunt, but used to go there for beers years later when it was the Valley Lodge. Pre-niter for me was the kebab shop down the road a bit....across the first junction on the left but before the main cross-roads. Who remembers the Alkin(?) Suite in Hinckley WMC on Monday nights??? Cheers, Mark R

Don't remember Marvelettes........Supremes maybe? Cheers, Mark R

Like Rob, I remember Bubbles (The Horsefair), but never went to soul do's there.......I'm guessing it was before Leisure as you say....I remember Bubbles from my older brother going there when I was too young for all that.......that's what makes me think it was before Leisure etc......I don't think it was still Bubbles much after the all niters at HLC started........ Cheers, Mark R Oh, and I borrowed the Major at the Torch LP and taped that too......suspect I still have it somewhere!! Cheers, Mark R

Sports halls.......obviously, big room on one side (Ric-Tic)/anniversary etc...........small hall back corner near rear car park...........smaller events in hear, though my memory tells me the Gene Chandler gig was in the small hall. Used to have audience seating out for the bigger events.....I remember it for the Ric-Tic and the Chuck Jackson gigs....... There was a Major Lance live at Hinckley LP......this was before I started going ('82) but I borrowed the album off someone and taped it years ago, must have the tape somewhere............LP cover was a simple monochrome affair.....white with B&W picture of Major and "Major Lance Live at Hinckley" in black text........... Cheers, Mark R

Chalky, On a general note first, your impending book means that I MUST get in my loft for flyers/memorabilia!! My 2nd nighter there was the 1st anniversary, a few weeks after Ric-Tic review, so must have started in Feb '82. I think those early nights were Week End Soul Club, Chris King and Terry Sampson from Gainsborough........later of course Hole In The Wall etc......... Cheers, Mark R

Wasn't sure how to insert this, so hope this link works...................... Cheers, Mark R

Tune.....Melvin Moore on vocals no less!! :-) Cheers, Mark R

My everlasting memory of the Chuck gig was when he took his tan leather jacket off and swung it around his head and threw it seeming to almost land on one of the band members!! Cheers, Mark R

Did you manage to find them? LOL ;-) Cheers, Mark R

Was there too Mark! LOL I think the 1st Anniversary was the nighter directly after Ric-Tic, Jan 30th or something??? Cheers, Mark R Fortune Teller Mark, yes...........Tune Up too.............and the glass doors............sounds like the night I keeled over in the queue!! :-( Cheers, Mark R

Martha Reeves Regent Club! Cheers, Mark R

Pretty much the start of it all for me....happy days, so sad to hear it's going..........I'm sure I remember it being built actually!! Some memories for you............ Cheers, Mark R

As a single it seems it was only ever a CD single. The album "Love Makes No Sense" was released on vinyl though....... Cheers, Mark R

Seeing pictures on Facebook makes me realise who this is, I didn't know him, but I knew him if you see what I mean. R.I.P. Toby Mark R

Thanks bud! Cheers, Mark R

Hi Peter, Is it not OK when downloaded? It usually works OK! Please let me know Cheers, Mark R

Finally finished my annual round-up of my favourite new release cuts from 2015.........100 soul cuts and 100 soulful/jazz dance............happy reading, and maybe hunting!! Soul cuts first............... And soulful/jazz dance stuff............. Cheers, Mark R

Great bit of trivia that! :-) Cheers, Mark R

And £1,700 a piece for these new Pioneers..............oh, and the new mixer to go with them at, I would imagine, £1,500.............expensive game innit? Cheers, Mark R

Released 1st April 2016............and I assume it's no joke!! Not heard owt from it yet but thought it would be of interest to a few on here............ Cheers, Mark R

Some listening options for today's show folks............ Stream via Mixcloud: Stream or download at Podomatic: https://starpointsoulboy.podomatic.com/entry/2015-12-23T07_00_00-08_00 Playlist: Chantay Savage & Terry Hunter - Holidays (Terry Hunter Main Mix) (US T's Box MP3 2015) Butter BPM - Saved My Day (Reelsoul Vocal Mix) (US Omni Music Solutions MP3 2015) Antonello Ferrari, Aldo Bergamasco & Michele Chiavarini feat. Samantha Johnson - Tenderness (Michele Chiavarini Remix) (US Quantize Recordings MP3 2015) Juan Laya & George Montiel feat. Chennez McKenzie - Groove On (Extended Raw Disco Version) (UK Imagenes Recordings MP3 2015) Carmen Rodgers - Beyond The Stage (US Purpose/Candigirl Music, LLC CD "Stargazer" 2015) Indygo - Dance To This (US Good Stewart Productions Ltd. MP3 2015) Jill Scott - Can't Wait (US Blues Babe Records/Atlantic CD "Woman" 2015) The Wayouts feat. Don Corey Washington - Ferguson (US Honeycomb Music MP3 LP "Black History Music" 2015) DJ Dimi feat. Paolo Romano & Francesco Lomangino - Bossa Tre (Original Mix) (EU Puglia Records MP3 2015) Glenn Underground - A Soft Drink (US Strictly Jaz Unit Muzic MP3 2015) Johnny Britt - Christmas Time Of The Year (US Johnny Britt MP3 2015) Lindsey Webster - Open Up (US Atlanta Records/SoulAndJazz.com CD "You Change" 2015) Leon Timbo - You're My Darling (UK Expansion Records CD "Soul Shine" 2015) Ola Onabule - SoulTown (Nigel Lowis Remix) (UK Disco Soul Gold MP3 2015) DeCree - Don't Leave Me (Met Life Mix) (UK Electrik Funk "Don't Leave Me/Come And Go" MP3 EP 2015) Far Out Monster Disco Orchestra feat. Arthur Verocai - Step Into My Life (M&M Main Mix by John Morales) (UK Far Out Recordings MP3 2015) Kashif - I Just Gotta To Have You (Lover Turn Me On) (UK Arista LP "Kashif" 1983) Evelyn 'Champagne' King - Love Come Down (UK RCA 7" 1982) Kashif - Superfly (USBrooklyn Boy Entertainment CD "Music From My Mind" 2003) Namy feat. Marc Evans - Reset (Opolopo Remix) (US King Street MP3 2015) Louie Vega starring Monique Bingham - Elevator (Going Up) (Louie Vega Gene Perez Sexy Bass Mix) (US Vega Records MP3 2015) Cheers, Mark R

Dip your toe in......I dare you!! LOL Cheers, Mark R